collared peccary
noun
See under peccary.
Also called
javelina.
Words nearby collared peccary
collar-button abscess,
collarbone,
collard,
collared dove,
collared lizard,
collared peccary,
collaret,
collarette,
collat.,
collate,
collateral
Definition for collared peccary (2 of 2)
peccary
[ pek-uh-ree ]
/ ˈpɛk ə ri /
noun, plural pec·ca·ries, (especially collectively) pec·ca·ry.
any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina), having a dark gray coat with a white collar.
Origin of peccary
Borrowed into English from Carib around 1605–15
British Dictionary definitions for collared peccary
peccary
/ (ˈpɛkərɪ) /
noun plural -ries or -ry
either of two piglike artiodactyl mammals, Tayassu tajacu (collared peccary) or T. albirostris (white-lipped peccary) of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae
Word Origin for peccary
C17: from Carib